Armed with a practice quilt sandwich and a couple of quilting with a walking foot references (I can definitely recommend "Walk" by Jacquie Gering) this happened.
I followed the exercises in the book and filled up that practice quilt sandwich. Then I got brave enough to pull out the second Kitty trivet that Grad Girl made when she was home last Christmas.
The photo angle makes it look a bit wonky, but at least the quilting shows up pretty well. Here's a better photo of all the quilting on the kitty.
I told Grad Girl this one was the sad kitty trivet since her whiskers were drooping. Her response was "Well I'd have droopy whiskers too if someone was going sit something hot on me all the time". It's certainly not perfect, but I'm mostly happy with how it turned out. It definitely gave me a chance to practice using the walking foot in different ways. It wasn't nearly as scary or as hard as I expected. We'll see if I still feel that way once I start quilting on Kate's Choice sometime later this week.
Linking up with Monday Design Wall, Patchwork & Quilts and for the first time with Free Motion Mavericks.
14 comments:
I use my walking foot whenever I bind quilts or do machine quilting. It certainly takes care of puckering. Congratulations on being brave and trying it out!
Hang in there! It really is freeing to get the hang of using your walking foot. I have always been happy for potholders and placemats as well as donation quilts as a tool to practice my quilting skills. While practice doesn't make perfect, with practice will come great improvement. Keep at it!!!
Kudos for trying your walking foot! They do look pretty intimidating, but they have such a "solid" feel. Your quilting looks perfect, did you use a ruler? So straight! Love the droopy whiskers. :D
Now you've thrown down the gauntlet! I better get crackin' to catch up with you. I just need to find space to layer my little quilt.
Your quilting looks great! I'm so glad you were able to find the walking foot, get it attached, and get in some practice. I hope it goes smoothly when you start quilting Kate's Choice!
I think your kitty trivet looks great! So fun to see the whiskers and ear and mouth triangles, too. This was perfect for practicing on! What's up next?
You've taken the plunge and bobbed back up successfully! I miss the "IDF" (integrated dual feed) on the Pfaff. The Janome walking foot is a clunky attachment -- but it works. I use it with the serpentine stitch (a la Preeti) and really like the results. I haven't done more fiddly walking foot quilting .... yet.
I have never really felt like a walking foot was really needed - interested to see what you say. I have done straight lines without and with and saw no difference.
Look at you!!! it was the timing and that time is now - you did amazing!
It’s looking good! In my experience, the anticipation of trying something new is always worse than the actual doing of it.
Yay for you. The dread we feel about anything is almost always overblown. Now the trick is to keep doing it so you build up muscle memory and confidence.
Pat
Good job! My machine is a Pfaff, and it has a built-in version of a walking foot. It works pretty well, but I'm still not very good at quilting things myself. I keep trying though, and have been practicing on placemats lately.
You did great on the kitty, your grid looks perfect, and the mustaches are fun and alive. Well done trying a new sewing item, it's always fun to try, thena adpot or not!
Thank you for sharing your experience and your pretty cat, and linking up.
Hi Kate, congrats! What wonderful news! I love my walking foot (it has a great quarter inch to follow) so I often piece with it. It's great for anything layered.
I'm looking forward to seeing more of your quilted projects. Your sad cat looks great. Thanks so much for linking up.
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